Brooks Robinson and the Baltimore Orioles

[BaltOrioles]

I thought I'd share a couple photos from renowned Baltimore Sun photographer Richard Stacks. The photos are 11x14 and the quality is much better than the scans suggest. They are probably circa 1963 for Roberts and 1964 for Bunker.

Robin Roberts

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Wally Bunker

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[Mark70Z]

Day 95 (April 4, 2020 – 095)

While I’m not a big fan of the cachets I do have a few of them. Today I’ll picture a couple of the Grenada examples below.

Grenada Cachets – November 28, 1988

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Below is a small Grenada stamp panel with Brooks included.

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[Mark70Z]

Originally Posted by BaltOrioles

I thought I'd share a couple photos from renowned Baltimore Sun photographer Richard Stacks. The photos are 11x14 and the quality is much better than the scans suggest. They are probably circa 1963 for Roberts and 1964 for Bunker.

I don't think I have any photos from Stacks, but would love to acquire some or at least one. He had a way with his photographs that's for sure. The two you posted are especially nice AND of the over-sized variety. The block letter uniforms are very nice looking in my view.

[Mark70Z]

Posted for Clint (ksfarmboy)

Clint has a nice Ken Singleton Game Used Orioles cap. He didn't specify the year, but I'd say 1976-1977 era (what do you think?). Always wondered why the Bird was tilted so far up on some of these hats, but liked it just the same.

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The hat looks very similar to his 1977 Topps #445

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[roarfrom34]

I believe the Singleton '76 hat (BTW great hat Clint!) may be the perfect segue to this month's edition of an Orioles BiCentennial bat:

[roarfrom34]

When the new BB&T Bank ballpark opened in Charlotte in 2014, that April they had a reunion of the old Charlotte O's players from the past.

I was for fortunate to be invited and on the field prior to the game when I saw Mark Corey, John Flinn and the late Sammy Stewart, I saw the perfect opportunity for them to re-create their 1979 Topps Rookie Card:

[ksfarmboy]

Bill that is one of the best 76 bats I’ve seen. The color on it is real nice! Love the pic of the Three Amigos. Sad Sammy is no longer with us☹️.

[Phil68]

Originally Posted by roarfrom34

When the new BB&T Bank ballpark opened in Charlotte in 2014, that April they had a reunion of the old Charlotte O's players from the past.

I was for fortunate to be invited and on the field prior to the game when I saw Mark Corey, John Flinn and the late Sammy Stewart, I saw the perfect opportunity for them to re-create their 1979 Topps Rookie Card:

That's really something unique right there!!!

[Mark70Z]

Originally Posted by roarfrom34

I believe the Singleton '76 hat (BTW great hat Clint!) may be the perfect segue to this month's edition of an Orioles BiCentennial bat:

Bill,

That is one good looking BiCentennial bat.

[BaltOrioles]

In 1992, an alternate to the programs sold at Camden Yards emerged. The programs were sold outside the stadium and eventually through a yearly magazine subscription. I started collecting them one issue too late and have all the programs printed, except issue #1. I have never seen it, but haven't given up hope of finding one. They lasted from 1992 until their last program in the beginning of 2010. The number of issues each year varied, but there are 192 different. The program was initially called GameDay, but in 1994 was renamed Outside Pitch. The publication's quality improved over the years.

Here is the Vol 1 No 2 issue along with their last issue Vol. 19 No 1.

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In 1998, Outside Pitch added a cool twist with their programs. From 1998-2004, they printed sets of what they called stat cards. They were distributed with the programs at the stadium and offered as promos to encourage subscriptions. The cards are 5.5" x 8.5" and the fronts varied a little over the years.

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Here are examples from 1998-2004. In 2002 and 2003, Outside Pitch highlighted former O's players and included a card of Brooks Robinson in the 2002 set.

1998 Outside Pitch (C.RipkenNYY).jpg 1999 Outside Pitch (Mussina,Anderson,RipkenPHIL).jpg

2000 Outside Pitch (C.RipkenANA).jpg 2001 Outside Pitch #3 (C.RipkenCareer).jpg

2002 Outside Pitch #1 (B.RobinsonANA).jpg 2003 Outside Pitch #9 (E.Murray).jpg

2004 Outside Pitch #1 (M.TejadaBOS).jpg

On the backs of the cards were printed the current stats of the teams playing in the series. A few have blank backs and were probably used as the subscription gifts.

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I have 69 out of the 71 cards I know of. I'm sure there are other back variations out there. I'm also missing card #3 from the 2004 set. Here are the known cards and stat back variations from my research. Additions to the list are welcome.

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[Mark70Z]

Originally Posted by BaltOrioles

In 1992, an alternate to the programs sold at Camden Yards emerged. The programs were sold outside the stadium and eventually through a yearly magazine subscription. I started collecting them one issue too late and have all the programs printed, except issue #1. I have never seen it, but haven't given up hope of finding one. They lasted from 1992 until their last program in the beginning of 2010. The number of issues each year varied, but there are 192 different. The program was initially called GameDay, but in 1994 was renamed Outside Pitch. The publication's quality improved over the years.

Here is the Vol 1 No 2 issue along with their last issue Vol. 19 No 1.

In 1998, Outside Pitch added a cool twist with their programs. From 1998-2004, they printed sets of what they called stat cards. They were distributed with the programs at the stadium and offered as promos to encourage subscriptions. The cards are 5.5" x 8.5" and the fronts varied a little over the years.

Here are examples from 1998-2004. In 2002 and 2003, Outside Pitch highlighted former O's players and included a card of Brooks Robinson in the 2002 set.

On the backs of the cards were printed the current stats of the teams playing in the series. A few have blank backs and were probably used as the subscription gifts.

I have 69 out of the 71 cards I know of. I'm sure there are other back variations out there. I'm also missing card #3 from the 2004 set. Here are the known cards and stat back variations from my research. Additions to the list are welcome.

Alan,

Thanks for the information on these items. I know I can’t add anything because I don’t have anything related, even the Brooks card example (I do like the Brooks card though!). Those cards look oversized; is that correct?

[roarfrom34]

Mark...

Yes, those cards were oversized (little bigger than a postcard).

There also was a one year publication in 1987 (available via subscription) which was entitled aptly enough "Baltimore Orioles Magazine" and they probably published 4-5 issues before ceasing operation.

Here is a subscription form (later signed by Jr., Sr. & Bill) which I remember picking up at the Babe Ruth Museum that Spring and the very first issue used this cover design as well:

[BaltOrioles]

Originally Posted by roarfrom34

There also was a one year publication in 1987 (available via subscription) which was entitled aptly enough "Baltimore Orioles Magazine" and they probably published 4-5 issues before ceasing operation.

There were 5 issues. They were nicely done. I was sorry to see them stop.

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The last issue had a nice article on the collection of broadcaster Ted Patterson. Oh Wow!! Look what I found on page 24....

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